ELA 12A Seminar
PRP 04
2012-2013


Daily Schedule
ELA 12 A Seminar

There are DAILY attendance points.
Students should make EVERY attempt to be in attendance consistently.

There are DAILY assignments.
Students should expect to turn in
SOMETHING class related every day.
Day 1 F 11/2

LT: Review Unit 12.1 Ideas, Themes and Questions
CCSS:R#1
Marzano: #7
Activity:
  • Begin reading Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Ch 1-4 questions
Assign:
  • Ch 5-9 questions
Day 2 M 11/5

LT: Review connections
to a community.
CCSS:R#2
Marzano: #8
Activity:
  • Continue Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Ch 10-16 questions
Assign:
  • Ch 17-25 questions
  • HERO Questions
  • Marriage questions
Day 3 T 11/6

LT: Recognize elements
of community and
individual status within
that community.
CCSS: R#2
Marzano: #7
Activity:
  • TEST on Achebe's Things Fall Apart
  • Begin Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • Class Activity--TEWWG Anticipation Statements
Assign:
  • TEWWG Anticipation Guide Pt I "Before" statements
  • TEWWG Chapter Questions, Ch 1-5
Day 4 W 11/7

LT:Develop awareness of spoken literature
CCSS:S&L#2
Marzano:#9
Activity:
  • Begin listening to TEWWG, Ch 1-5
Assign:
  • Continue reading TEWWG and answer chapter questions, Ch 6-10
Day 5 Th 11/8

LT:Build character identities
CCSS:S&L#3
Marzano:#9
Activity:
  • Continue listening to Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Ch 6-10
Assign:
  • Continue answering chapter questions, Ch 11-16
Day 6 F 11/9

LT:Examine character interactions
CCSS:S&L#2
Marzano:#4
Activity:
  • Begin viewing Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Ch 17-20
Assign:
  • Continue answering chapter questions, Ch 17-20
Day 7 M 11/12

LT:Compare/contrast character identities
CCSS:R#7
Marzano: #1
Activity:
  • Conclude viewing Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
  • Class discussion: Compare/contrast spoken version with video
Assign:
  • TEWWG Ant Gd PtIII "After" statements
  • TEWWG Ant Gd Pt IV Essay #2 (250-350 words)
Day 8 T 11/13

LT:Evaluate literature comprehension
CCSS:W#2
Marzano:#9
Activity:
  • TEWWG TEST
  • Begin "The Pedestrian"
Assign:
  • Pedestrian Text Questions
  • Pedistrian Language Skills Worksheet
Day 9 W 11/14

LT:Discuss themes in literature
CCSS:#3
Marzano:#2
Activity:
  • TEST on "The Pedestrian"
  • Begin "Harrison Bergeron" Class Activity
Assign:
  • HB Ant Gd Pt 1 "Before" statements
Day 10 F 11/16

LT:Discuss characterization
CCSS:R#6
Marzano:#2
Activity:
  • HB Class Discussion
  • Begin Animal Farm
Assign:
  • Animal Farm Ant Gd Pt I "Before" statements
  • Animal Farm Ant Gd Pt II Essay #1 (250-350 words)
Day 11 M 11/19

LT:Define/describe personification
CCSS:S&L3
Marzano:#
Activity:
  • Begin viewing Animal Farm
Assign:
  • Animal Farm Quiz (open book)
Day 12 T 11/20


LT:Relate viewing experiences to course themes
CCSS:W#9
Marzano:#2
Activity:
  • Conclude viewing Animal Farm
Assign:
  • Conclude Animal Farm Quiz (open book)
Day 13 M 11/26

LT:Discuss literary themes
CCSS:S&L#1
Marzano:#3
Activity:
  • Group work on presentations
Assign:
  • Work in groups on presentations
Day 14 T 11/27

LT:Present group work
CCSS:S&L#4
Marzano:#5
Activity:
  • Presentations
  • Course Wrap-up
  • Post-Test
  • Surveys